Birdcage



Nov. 3,1925. 1359.757

L. J. LEON BIRDUAGB rueauune 2s. i924 Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES LEWICKI J. LEON, 0F CHICAGC, LLINIS.

BIRDCAGE.

Application filed June 23, 15524. Serial No. 721,678.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that LVLEWICKT J. LEON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful lmprovements in Birdcages, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to bird cages.

The main object of my invention is to so construct the base of the cagethat it may be made either of sheet metal or of a rela tively light,non-metallic material, such as pyroXylin, celluloid, or thev like, thus'enabling the base to be made light 1n weight, less expensive tomanufacture, easy to keep clean and'sanitary, and of any desired colorwithout finishing due to the fact that the material last mentioned issupplied commercially in different colors or tones.

The invention consists further in the matters hereinafter described andmore particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a side view of a bird cage witha base embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the base;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the removable bottom wall;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; v

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a part of the marginal wall of the baseto show a detail of construction to be hereinafter described.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the cage comprises a body 1 and a base 2, bothcircular in form and with the top of the cage body dome-shape, as shownin Fig. l.

The base 2 has an upright marginal wall 3 made in the form of an annularband from a single strip of material, such as sheet metal or pyroxylin,celluloid, or the like. After being bent to form, the band 3 has itsmeeting ends secured together in any suitable ma-nner, as by rivets 4,4, as shown in Fig. 1. The marginal wall 3 being in strip form is openclear through and beads 5, 6 are provided at or adjacent the upper andlower edges of said wall.

rlhe cage body 1 consists of spaced wires 7 secured to a member or ring8 at their lower ends. as shown in Fig. 4. The ring S is flat andarranged horizontal so it has a portion outside of the wires 7 forentering the channel formed by the upper bead 5 on the wall 3. inassembling, the strip 3 is applied about the ring 8 and its ends fixedtogether to lock the ring 8 in the bead 5 and bold the base 2 and cagebody 1 against separation.

tray or foi-cleaning the inside ofthe wall 3y and the bottom wall 9, ifa tray is not used. I' provide a releasable connection between thebottom wall 9 and the marginal wall 3. This, as shown in the drawings,includes a plurality of projections 11, 11 on the bottom wall 9. Theseprojections are spaced apart circumferentially and are preferably formedby bulging out portions of the flange 10. These projections or bosses 1lare of a shape and .size to readily enter the channel or groove formedby the lower bead 6 and, when in said channel, hold the bottom wall inplace.

To remove the bottom wall 9, it is engaged from beneath and turnedsufliciently to bring its projections 11, 11 in register with a likenumber of notches 12, 12, formed in the lower flange a; of the bead 6.When these parts register, the bottom Wall 9 Will drop out of the base 2without necessitating separation of the base from the cage body forremoval of the tray or to reach the inside of the cage for cleaning orany other pur pose. The base 2 is closed by replacing the bottom wall 9.This is done by passing the projections 11 back through the notches 12and turning the bottom wall to carry the projections into the channel ofthe bead 6 beyond the notches.

The structures shown and described permit making the base either ofmetal or a non-metallic material, such as pyroxylin, celluloid, or thelike. This material is furnished commercially in varied colors, andtherefore allows the making of bases of different colors to harmonizewithl the color scheme of the cages. The bottom wall 9 of the cage shownin Figs. 1 to 3 may be readily removed and replaced without disturbingthe bird in the cage, inasmuch as the connections are all below theupper edge without disconnecting it from the cage body.

I do not wish to be limited to the details of structure shown anddescribed, for such may be variously changed and modified withoutdepart-ing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

l claim as my invention:

l. A base tor bird cages, comprising a marginalwall and a separablebottoni wall, and means releasably connecting said walls together, saidmeans consisting of projections on one part entering a channel on theother, with spaced openings in the channel to allow the projections topass through on removing the bottom wall from and inserting it back inthe base.

2. A circular base for bird cages, comprising a marginal wallY and asepara-ble bottom wall,` said marginal wall having anr inwardly openingchannel with spaced, downwardly opening notches, said bottom wall havinga plurality ot" spaced projections extending outward therei'rom to enterthe channel for releasably holding the bottom wall in the base, saidprojections being brought into register with the notches on turning thebottom wall relativelyv to the marginal walll for removal ot' the bottomwall-from the base. A

3. A circular base for bird cages, comprising a marginalwall and aVseparable bottom wall, said marginal wall` having a resem? vthe base andbottom.wallrelatively to each other for removal oi' the bottom wall fromthe base.

le i bird cage, comprising a cage body and base, both circular in shape,said base havinga marginal wall anda separable bot-- toni wall,saidmarginal-wall-having beadsV at its upper and lower edgesV forminginwardlyl opening` channels, a. ring around i the n lower edge of thecage bodv retained in said upper channel, said bottom wall having aplurality of spaced projections to enter the lower channel forreleasably holding said bottom wall in thevbase7 said lower channelharing spztced'notches in its lower flange, said projectionsbeing/brought into register with said notches on turning said bottomwall` with respect tov themarginal wall for the removal of the bottomwall from said base.

in testimony that l1 claim the foregoing` as my invention, I affix mysignature, this 20th day ot' June, 1924.

LEN-VICKI'y J. LEON.

